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What do they ride at Microsoft?

Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but if you think about it, this simple, classic bike seems like exactly the thing Apple would pick to get its employees around the campus. I wonder what Microsoft uses? Probably electric golf carts. Or even (shudder) Segways.

Light up those hoops

"These jeans hate me"

I'm working on finding out if Levi's makes an uncool version of these pants, and if they do, I'll review them sometime in the future — and I'll find out if "higher back rise" means, "covers your butt crack."

Too much Tour de France is barely enough

I've really come to look forward to the Boston Globe's two-part folio of shots from the Tour de France: Part 1 and Part 2.(Incidentally, if anyone ever tries to suggest that every single one of these riders isn't an incredibly hard man, just point them this photo of Laurens ten Dam.)

road.cc reminded me of the wonderful TdF film Vive le tour! Sure, you've probably seen it before but go and watch it again.

Sadly, we need to keep it in perspective

As the nation celebrates Cadel Evans' famous Tour De France victory, it is also a time to highlight the issues of safety for cyclists on our roads as we mourn the death of another cyclist on Beach Road in Melbourne last Friday.

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Futile

Supposedly, all we have to do to make the roads attractive to the 98% of the population who don't ride bikes on a regular basis, is to change the behaviour of these drivers. Yeah. Like that's going to happen by just asking drivers nicely to pay a lot more attention, and curb any aggressive tendencies they may have.

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The debate the just keeps on giving

Cycle helmets should not be made compulsory, according to medical experts. The surprise finding from a poll of readers of the British Medical Journal suggests there is no simple answer to improving cycling safety.